Safety-hatpin



' J. WIENERI SAFETY HATPIN.

APPLICATION man 0w. 21, 1920.

Patented June 21, 1921 lNvENToR Jam MEMK UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAFETY-HATPIN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 21, 1921.

Application filed October 21, 1920. Serial No. 418,413.-

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Josnrrr Wmnnn, a citizen of Hungary, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety.

Hatpins; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled'in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The general object of this invention is to provide a hat pin for a ladys hat from which the maximum securing efiect can be had; one that will accommodate transverse curvature of the scalp of the wearer and when in operative position will be free from any projections, and one that can'be expeditiously applied and disconnected from the hat, and when in operative osition, will be prevented from becoming accidentally disconnected and will give a highly ornamental effect; and to these ends, the invention consists in the provision of a hat pin as specified which includes a pair of arcuate shaped pins, each having hat engaging ends so as to engage the crown of a hat at diametrically opposite points, the said pins belng arranged in spaced relation and a manipulating member connecting the arcuate shaped pins at one of the ends and a substant ally triangular shaped member having openings therein adapted to receive the pins and be carried by said pins and located adjacent the manipulating member and adapted to engage the head of the wearer.

With these and other objects in view as will become more apparent as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanylng drawings, in which Figure l is a view of a fastener in applied position, I

Fig. 2 is a perspective vlew of the fastener removed from the hat.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates as an entirety a fastener constructed from a single length of wire which is bent to form parallel and relatively spaced pins 2 which are arcuately curved from one of the ends to the other end so as to readlly conform to the curvature of a persons head when applied to the hair of a person and to a hat 3 as illustrated in Fig. 1. The single length of wire prior to forming the pins 2 is bent upon itself to form a handle 4 which constitutes a loop and a shank 5. The wire after forming the shank 5 is bent at right angles in opposite directions and then into parallelism to form the pins 2. The runs of wires 5 which form the shank 5 may be secured together by solder or similar material to form a solid shank and one capable of withstanding considerable strain. The shank and handle 4 follow out the curvature of the pins 2. Tines 6 are formed on the upper faces of the pins 2 adjacent one of their ends and are curved inwardly and then upwardly and outwardly from the shank 5 and are adapted to engage the crown of the hat 3 at one point while the other ends of the pins engage the crown of the hat at an opposite point and after being passed through the hair on a persons head.

A shield 8 constructed from celluloid or any other material and of substantially triangular shape in outline is provided with spaced openings 9 to receive the pins 2 and is adapted to underlie the shank 5 and handle 4: and engage the sides of a persons head so as to render the device comfortable to the wearer by preventing the shank and handle from pressing against the head.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it will be understood that minor changes in con struction, combination, and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is 1. A hat fastener consisting of a single piece of wire bent upon itself to provide a manipulating member, the opposite ends of the wire being continued from the manipulating member to provide a pair of fastening pin members, and said members being curved longitudinally, a pair of fastening tines formed on the fastening pin members and adapted to bite into the crown of a hat and at one side of the crown of the hat and at a point above the manipulating member, said fastening pin members having their free ends in engagement with the crown of the hat at diametrically opposite points from the tines. r

2. A hat fastener comprising spaced parallel and longitudinally curved pins, a man-'- ber connecting said pins at one of their ends,

a shank formed on said member, a loop handle formed on said shank, said shank and handle forming a continuation of the curve ofthe pins, tines formed on the connected ends of the'pins and being bent inwardly and then outwardly and upwardly to engage thecrown of a hat above the handle, said pins adapted to have their other ends engage-the crown of the hat.

3. A hat pin comprising spaced paralleland longitudinally curved pins, a member connecting one 01 the ends of said pins t0- gether, a handle formed on said member, tines formed on theconnected ends of the pins and adapted to engage the crown of a hat, the other ends of said pins adapted to engage the crown of the hat at a diametrically oppositepoint from the point engaged by the tines, and a shield having openings receiving the pins and underlying the connecting member and the handle.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH VVIENER. Witnesses:

Josnr TILL, JOSEPH TELLER. 

